Patrick Jenkin’s animation short film “Phantom City” played to great acclaim at the December 2016 Animation Short Film Festival. This is one of those films that needs and deserves multiple views as there is so much going on. I felt the audience feedback video didn’t truly do this film’s justice as people were just taking… Continue reading Interview with director/animator Patrick Jenkins (PHANTOM CITY)
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Interview with Filmmaker Steve Socki (SPARROW DUET)
Steve Socki’s short film SPARROW DUET played to rave reviews at the August 2016 Under 5 minute FEEDBACK Film Festival. It was an honor chatting with her: Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film? Steve Socki: INSPIRATION FROM PLAYFUL MOVEMENTS IN NATURE, ESPECIALLY IN THE TIMING & CHOREOGRAPHY. REINTERPRETING & EXPERIMENTING THOSE OBSERVATIONS… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Steve Socki (SPARROW DUET)
Interview with Animator Matt Burniston (The Mega Plush – Winner Best Film January 2016 Film Festival)
I loved it. It was a totally new experience for me. I’ve obviously shown the film to a lot of friends and people I meet, and it is great to see their reaction as they watch the film. But having people who know about film talk about and comment on your work is something very different. The fact that the audience picked up on some of the small details about the characters & story line gives me a renewed devotion to finish up the series.
WILDsound’s 25 Top Animation Movies of the millennium (2000 to present)
To watch Spirited Away feels like a special gift. It is a film of such startling imagination, originality, intelligence, and emotion that I feel inexplicable joy when the opening title card fades in. Christopher Runyon, Movie Mezzanine Animation movies are so much fun to watch as most of them attempt to tell a story that… Continue reading WILDsound’s 25 Top Animation Movies of the millennium (2000 to present)
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